while giving him a seat
at Indy. Out of loyalty to
Penske, Castroneves
agreed. “I said, What
can I learn from it?” says
Castroneves. “What
can I make myself better
for now?”
Last year Penske
informed him he was
shutting his sportscar
program down, making
Castroneves a free agent.
He agreed to a six-race
deal (beginning at Indy)
with Meyer Shank Racing.
Castroneves’s team
at the Brickyard had just
two full-time employees,
but he leaned on the
lessons he had learned
during endurance races
for Penske: “Be patient.
Use the strategy, use
the experience, and
then when we have to
be aggressive, we’ll
be aggressive.”
Castroneves passed
leader Álex Palou for the
final time with two laps to
go, then picked his way
through lapped traffic
for a victory that almost
everyone but the driver
thought impossible. “If
you’re thinking about
probability, odds, yes,”
says Castroneves, who
will drive a full season for
Shank next year. “When
I saw Tom Brady winning
the Super Bowl, when I
saw Phil Mickelson win
the PGA Championship
again, I was like, ‘Look,
you [have] obstacles
in front of you. As long
as you don’t listen to
the noises—boys, you
can make it happen.
And that’s what
we did.’ ” —M.B.
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lessee of certain Volkswagen or Audivehicles, you could get cash and other
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A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that consumers sustained
economic losses because they purchased or leased vehicles from Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen
Group of America, Inc., VW Credit, Inc., Audi AG, or Audi of America, LLC (collectively
“Volkswagen”) containing allegedly defective airbags manufactured by Takata Corporation
and its affiliates (“Takata”). The Settlement includes certain vehicles made by Volkswagen
(the “Subject Vehicles”). Volkswagen denies any and all allegations of wrongdoing and the
Court has not decided who is right.
If you have already received a separate recall notice for your Volkswagen or Audi
vehicle and have not yet had your Takata airbag repaired, you should do so as soon as
possible. When recalled Takata airbags deploy, they may, in very rare cases and under certain
circumstances, spray metal debris toward vehicle occupants and may cause serious injury.
However, some Volkswagen and Audi vehicles may be recalled for repair at a later date.
Please see http://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/takata-recall-spotlight#for-consumers-overview for
further details about whether your vehicle is recalled and, if so, what you should do.
Am I included in the proposed Settlement? The Settlement includes the following persons
and entities:
x Owners or lessees, as of November 10, 2021, of a Subject Vehicle that was distributed
for sale or lease in the United States or any of its territories or possessions, and
x Former owners or lessees of a Subject Vehicle that was distributed for sale or
lease in the United States or any of its territories or possessions, who, between
February 9, 2016 and November 10, 2021, sold or returned, pursuant to a lease, a
Subject Vehicle.
A full list of the Subject Vehicles can be found at http://www.AutoAirbagSettlement.com. The
Settlement does not involve claims of personal injury.
What does the Settlement provide? Volkswagen has agreed to a Settlement with a value
of approximately $42 million, including a 20% credit for the Enhanced Rental Car/Loaner
Program. The Settlement Funds will be used to pay for Settlement benefits and cover the
costs of the Settlement over an approximately four-year period.
The Settlement offers several benefits for Class Members, including (1) payments for certain
out-of-pocket expenses incurred related to a Takata airbag recall of a Subject Vehicle, (2)
a Rental Car/Loaner Program while certain Subject Vehicles are awaiting repair, (3) an
Outreach Program to maximize completion of the recall remedy, (4) additional cash payments
to Class Members from residual settlement funds, if any remain, and (5) a Customer Support
Program to help with repairs associated with replacement airbag inflators. The Settlement
Website explains each of these benefits in detail.
How can I get a Payment? You must file a claim to receive a payment during the first four
years of the Settlement. If you still own or lease a Subject Vehicle, you must also bring it to
an authorized dealership for the recall remedy, as directed by a recall notice, if you have not
already done so. Visit the website and file a claim online or download one and file by mail.
The deadline to file a claim will be at least one year from the date the Settlement is finalized.
All deadlines will be posted on the website when they are known.
What are my other options? If you do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement,
you must exclude yourself by February 14, 2022. If you do not exclude yourself, you will
release any claims you may have against Volkswagen and the Released Parties, in exchange
for certain settlement benefits. The potential available benefits are more fully described in
the Settlement, available at the Settlement Website. You may object to the Settlement by
February 14, 2022. You cannot both exclude yourself from, and object to, the Settlement.
The Long Form Notice for the Settlement available on the website listed below explains how
to exclude yourself or object. The Court will hold a fairness hearing on March 7, 2022 to
consider whether to finally approve the Settlement and a request for attorneys’ fees of up
to 30% of the total Settlement Amount. You may appear at the fairness hearing, either by
yourself or through an attorney hired by you, but you don’t have to. For more information,
including the relief, eligibility and release of claims, in English or Spanish, call or visit the
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